MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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